Biography:
Malvina Reynolds (August 23, 1900 – March 17, 1978) was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her song-writing, particularly the songs "Little Boxes" and "Morningtown Ride."
Malvina Milder was born in San Francisco to David and Abagail Milder, Jewish and socialist immigrants, who opposed involvement in World War I.
She married William ("Bud") Reynolds, a carpenter and labor organizer, in 1934. They had one child, Nancy Reynolds Schimmel (a songwriter and performer in her own right), in 1935.
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It isn't nice...
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C
It isn't nice to block the doorway
G
It isn't nice to go to jail
C
There are nicer ways to do it
G
But the nice ways always fail
C Em Am
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
Dm G
You told us once, you told us twice
C F C
But if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
It isn't nice to carry banners
G
Or to sit in on the floor
C
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
G
At the hotel and the store
C Em Am
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
Dm G
You told us once, you told us twice
C F C
But if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
We have tried negotiations
G
And the three-man picket line
C
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
G
And he might as well be blind
C Em Am
Now our new ways aren't nice
Dm G
When we deal with men of ice
C F C
But if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
How about those years of lynchings
G
And the shot in Evers' back?
C
Did you say it wasn't proper
G
Did you stand upon the track?
C Em Am
You were quiet just like mice
Dm G
Now you say we aren't nice
C F C
And if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
It isn't nice to block the doorway
G
It isn't nice to go to jail
C
There are nicer ways to do it
G
But the nice ways always fail
C Em Am
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
Dm G
But thanks for your advice
C F C
Cause if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind, we don't mind
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It isn't nice...
[Verse]
C
It isn't nice to block the doorway
G
It isn't nice to go to jail
C
There are nicer ways to do it
G
But the nice ways always fail
C Em Am
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
Dm G
You told us once, you told us twice
C F C
But if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
It isn't nice to carry banners
G
Or to sit in on the floor
C
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
G
At the hotel and the store
C Em Am
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
Dm G
You told us once, you told us twice
C F C
But if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
We have tried negotiations
G
And the three-man picket line
C
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
G
And he might as well be blind
C Em Am
Now our new ways aren't nice
Dm G
When we deal with men of ice
C F C
But if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
How about those years of lynchings
G
And the shot in Evers' back?
C
Did you say it wasn't proper
G
Did you stand upon the track?
C Em Am
You were quiet just like mice
Dm G
Now you say we aren't nice
C F C
And if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind
[Verse]
G C
It isn't nice to block the doorway
G
It isn't nice to go to jail
C
There are nicer ways to do it
G
But the nice ways always fail
C Em Am
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
Dm G
But thanks for your advice
C F C
Cause if that is Freedom's price
G C F C
We don't mind, we don't mind
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